Writer in rapture brought to church ... (5)
I believe the answer is:
joyce
'writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'rapture brought to church' is the wordplay.
'rapture' becomes 'joy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'brought to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'joy'+'ce'='JOYCE'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for joyce that I've seen before include "James . . . . ., great Irish novelist" , "William ---, Lord Haw-Haw" , "James --, Irish writer" , "lady" , "James -, Ulysses author" .)